A leading construction engineering and maintenance contractor is looking to add a Safety Manager, to their team with hybrid flexibility to the Lakewood, CA area. This is a newly created position, where you will lead a small team and be responsible for the development and continuous improvement of the company’s safety culture and program.
Relocation assistance provided for non-local candidates!
The Role:
- Promote a proactive safety culture at all levels of the organization, with heavy focus on employee engagement towards the safety program
- Highlight successes and focus areas to senior leadership, in order to continually develop the company safety program
- Lead a team of EHS professionals throughout the region
- Undertake job-site inspections, hazard observations, near miss investigations and audits across all operational projects as deemed necessary
- Identify, develop and deliver safety training in areas such as: safety regulation, hazardous conditions, use of tools and equipment etc.
- Ensure company continually remains compliant and informed of industry regulatory changes when it comes to bodies such as Cal/OSHA
The Candidate:
- 7-10 years safety leadership experience in an industrial construction environment
- A proven leader, with strong communication skills who can engage with internal & external stakeholders alike
- Bachelors Degree in Occupational Safety, Engineering or other related discipline (preferred)
- Experience dealing with regulatory bodies e.g. Cal/OSHA
- Able to travel as the role requires (circa. 40%)
